Variation of ascent up to Mt. Ben Stewart through the Raven uptick and down Christmas Bowl.

Statistics

3 - 4

hrs

689

m

688

m

41

max°

Difficulty

FATMAP difficulty grade

Difficult

Description

Climb up the right side of the resort on log jam and then up raven.

May need crampons on raven if icy to the pond that is out of bounds.

Navigate around the end and into the tree to ascend the gully before going straight up the gully.

Both sides are steep and have hang fire on them when theres lots of new snow. From there go up the ridge that reaches the false summit and the drop in area (usually a huge cornice into the bowl).

Summit or start skiing right away.

From summit you can see the tracks down into Christmas bowl as well as uptick from that side.

Ski to treelike at which point you should follow tracks down mountain bike trail if the conditions are thin or fell free to ski freely down to top go the Porcupine Chair Lift.